Photos Within
A Photo Within a Photo adapted from a wider shot of Shallowford Square with Christmas lights in Lewisville, North Carolina.
Surprise
The surprise discovery I referred to in the earlier post, Before the Lights Come Down, was finding that there were actually several distinct photos within the initial photo that could stand on their own. This photo is from the lower left-hand portion of the initial shot. If you’d like, take a moment to click on the link to the earlier post so you can compare the two photos.
During the process of photographing at Shallowford Square, I simply didn’t see the additional photos that existed in portions of the scene. But, of course, I had gone to the Square with the intent of shooting wide shots — as many as I could in the rapidly fading last light of the day.
The other photos that I discovered within the initial photo focus on narrower portions of the scene.
More Photos Within
Having discovered the surprise photos, I do wish I’d spent more time exploring the photo possibilities at Shallowford Square while the Christmas lights were up. But December was a busy month, so I won’t scold myself. But…maybe next year! Till then, I suspect there are many more photos to be discovered — within and without.
A Photo Within a Photo adapted from a wider shot of Shallowford Square with Christmas lights in Lewisville, North Carolina.
A Photo Within a Photo adapted from a wider shot of Shallowford Square with Christmas lights in Lewisville, North Carolina.
A Photo Within a Photo adapted from a wider shot of Shallowford Square with Christmas lights in Lewisville, North Carolina.
Great tutorial, Deb. Creative cropping is so important to making an interesting image. You’ve demonstrated that perfectly here.
Thanks, Doug. You know, you’ve reminded me of something I probably should have mentioned in the post:
There were other portions of the photo I tried cropping down to, but the cropping was too severe, and there was not enough resolution in those cases. The severely cropped areas became fuzzy, and the overall beautiful details in the shot were lost in the extreme cropping.
So that’s the potential downside to extreme cropping. One can only crop an image so much before detail is lost. Ideally, it’s best to capture the “photos within photos” during the picture-taking process, which will yield the greatest resolution.
I don’t want to convey that a considerable amount of cropping always works. Yet, when it does, it can be a fun discovery.
Thanks for jumping in with your feedback, Doug. It helped me to clarify the limitations of cropping.